MAN to BRU flight delays
Manchester (MAN) Zaventem (BRU)
363 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
64.69%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.48%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. BRU to MAN arrives on time 13.6 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This is a late route. Flights from Manchester to Zaventem miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Only Brussels Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 363 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Brussels Airlines arrived on time most often on MAN to BRU. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in January.
Every airline on MAN to BRU
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Airlines | 363 | 64.69% | 2.48% | — | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BRU to MAN Zaventem back to Manchester 78.31% on time COther routes from Manchester
Common questions
Are flights from Manchester to Zaventem usually delayed?
64.69% of flights on the MAN to BRU route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Manchester to Zaventem?
Only Brussels Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 363 flights and 64.69% arriving on time.
How often are MAN to BRU flights cancelled?
2.48% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 25 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Manchester to Zaventem?
March, when 75.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 58%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MAN to BRU during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →